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and they are on timers so they will turn off after closiiig. Mr. Mitchell briefly reviewed the building materials to be used on the new pavilion and patio areas. Mrs. Sergi said if the logo was 4 ft high it would eliminate the height variance and decrease the total square footage needed. Mr. Mitchell noted if the logo is 4 ft high the total square footage variance needed would be 40 square feet. Mr. Lopez said at that size the variances requested are not substantial. Mr. Mitchell said the building setback is not significant and he would rather see a 4 foot logo used to be more consistent with the other wall signs. Mr. O'Malley agreed with his recommendation. Mr. Lopez also felt a 5 foot logo was not warranted as the distance from the road is not significant however three wall signs are warranted for the site. Ms. Rudolph felt the setback did not warrant a 5 foot logo regardless if it matched the other signs. All board members agreed a 5 foot logo is not warranted. Mrs. Diver thanked the applicant for the concessions which had been made and looked forward to the restaurant opening. Mr. George said they should be open for business by January 1, 2010. Ms. Rudolph moved, seconded by Mr. Lopez, to grant CMS09-11 Harry Buffalo of 4824 Great Northern Boulevard a 1 foot variance for height of sign; code permits 4 ft, applicant shows 5 ft, section 1163.28(c), which was unanimously, denied 0-4. Ms. Rudolph moved, seconded by Mrs. Sergi, to grant CM509-11 Harry Buffalo of 4824 Great Northern Boulevard a variance for an additional wall sign; code permits 2 wall signs, applicant shows 3 wall signs, section 1163.28(a), which was unanimously, approved 4-0. Ms. Rudolph moved, seconded by Mr. Lopez, to grant CMS09-11 Harry Buffalo of 4824 Great Northern Boulevard a 40 square foot variance for total sign face area per building; code permits 177 square feet, applicant shows 217 square feet, section 1163.25(b), which was unanimously, approved 4-0. COMMUNICATIONS Order of Findings: CMS09-10 Ganlev Subaru of 25730 Lorain Road Mrs. Sergi questioned the wording of #3 which she felt was confusing and Mr. O'Malley reviewed he concluded through reading the minutes that not all board members felt the proposed ground sign would affect the residential neighborhood. He reviewed that the seven factors did not have to hold the same weight with each case nor did each factor have to be pertinent to each case. He advised the board that they should feel free to make changes to the draft submitted. Mrs. Diver felt the sentence should read "mixture of opinions as to proximity to residential neighborhood but replacement of existing ground sign is consistent with the character of the neighborhood" which Mrs. Sergi and Ms. Rudolph agreed. Mr. O'Malley asked if the board would rather have the boxes marked on the form or have the subject mater circled if pertinent to the case and Mrs. Diver said she normally circles pertinent wording. Mrs. Sergi moved, seconded by Ms. Rudolph, to adopt the order of findings as amended for CMS09-10 Ganley Subaru of 25730 Lorain Road, which was approved 3-0. Mr. Lopez abstained.